Crime
PHOTOS: Two grandpas arrested for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students
An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and a 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following their arrest for allegedly dealing in illicit substances, which they sell to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia state capital.
Pa Obiora was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, 19th June 2026, following credible intelligence that he was allegedly selling illicit substances to young students and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam were recovered from him during a search of his premises.
In his case, Pa Orji, who is a pensioner and also into the illicit drug trade, was nabbed by security guards at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to two teenage students (names withheld) in the school. The guards thereafter handed them over to the police, who in turn transferred them to NDLEA on Thursday, 18th June.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, one of the two teenagers, a 15-year-old SS2 student, claimed the 84-year-old grandpa supplies him with the drugs, which he takes and also sells to fellow students.
Babafemi said while the two grandpas are billed to have their day in court, the students have been placed on counselling and rehabilitation.
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Operatives of the Abia State Police Command’s Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested the young man caught on tape physically ass@ulting a woman.
LIB had shared the shocking video showing the man holding the woman in a chokehold, punching her face, and threatening to k!ll her.
After the video went viral, the police swung into action, traced the suspect, and arrested him on June 20 in the Ogbor Hill area of Aba.
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Gunmen have k!lled a pregnant woman and a young man during an attack on Dyan community in Rim village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Sources in the community said the attackers stormed the area at about 10 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2026 and opened fire, k!lling the two victims and throwing residents into panic.
The deceased were identified as Mrs. Happiness Pam, 32, and Daniel Luka, 24.
Reacting to the incident, the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM) condemned the k!llings, describing the attack as gruesome and unacceptable.
“It is heartbreaking that a pregnant woman carrying the hope of a family and an innocent young man with a promising future became victims of yet another senseless act of violence.
“These k!llings represent not only an attack on individuals but also an assault on the collective peace, security and humanity of our people,” their statement said.
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